Highland Single Malt Grand Vintage Malt Bond House No 1 Collection (((Bottled 2016)))
⏳ Drinking Window
As a highly aged, premium single malt Scotch whisky, this bottle is fully matured and ready to enjoy immediately upon release. Unopened, it will maintain its exceptional character indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place. Once opened, it is best consumed within 1 to 2 years to experience its full aromatic complexity.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich dark chocolate desserts, mature blue cheeses such as Stilton, and slow-roasted or smoked game meats.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Highlands of Scotland, the Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1990 represents the inaugural release of the prestigious Bond House No. 1 Collection. This exquisite single malt tells the story of a monumental transition in Glenmorangie's history. Distilled in 1990, a year of great change, it captures the final spirits run from the original, historic stillhouse before the transformation of the 19th-century Bond House No. 1 warehouse into the brand's new, state-of-the-art stillhouse—famed for housing Scotland's tallest, giraffe-high stills. Matured for 26 years primarily in select ex-bourbon casks with a small parcel finished in ex-Oloroso sherry casks, this expression offers an extraordinary marriage of creamy vanilla, vibrant citrus, and deep herbal complexity, serving as a liquid monument to the distillery's heritage.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1843 by William Matheson on the tranquil shores of the Dornoch Firth in Ross-shire, Glenmorangie stands as a benchmark of Highland single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery is distinguished by its use of Scotland's tallest copper pot stills—rising over five meters—which foster prolonged copper contact and reflux, yielding an exceptionally delicate, floral, and citrus-forward spirit. Mineral-rich, hard water sourced from the historic Tarlogie Springs further shapes its distinct profile. Under the innovative stewardship of Dr. Bill Lumsden and owner Moët Hennessy, Glenmorangie pioneered secondary wood finishing in Sauternes, Port, and Sherry casks. Beyond core benchmarks like The Original and The Nectar, the house crafts revered, complex expressions such as Signet, Pride, and the vintage Bond House No. 1 Collection, balancing Highland elegance with cutting-edge wood management.